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Dana Milbank is a job creator. Oh sure, “I have never knowingly created a job,” he writes in the Washington Post. “But I am a job creator in the sense that Republicans mean when they say ‘don’t tax our job creators more.’” Republicans like to say that “small businesses are the job creators,” after all, and Milbank is a small business, as far as the IRS is concerned. On the advice of his accountant, he became a corporation called Ink-Stained Inc.

“I run a lean operation,” he writes. “Disagreement is rare during board meetings at Ink-Stained Inc. world headquarters (my house), because I am the chairman, chief executive, president, treasurer, and mail-room clerk.” See, like the overwhelming majority of small businesses—21.1 million of the 27 million in the country—Milbank’s company has but a single employee. And like the vast majority of them, “I would not hire anybody even if the government dropped my tax rate to zero.”

"Job Creator" - buzz words of the week for the parroting Repugs. OK everybody - say it in unison now, "Job Creator." Very good children!!!!!!!!!

SilenceDogood

Sep 21, 2011 6:35 PM CDT

I am a small business concern and this article is a waste of time as is the Bill that Obama presents to us, no small business concern will hire people because of a $4,000 tax break. The problem is small business is afraid of the current administration, the constant negative attacks on Republicans and business leaves anyone running a company nervous about what is coming next. A real President would seek to heal and unite, not constantly blame someone else for the mess we are in. In other words "quit talking and get something done" Or as Eisenhower said "Lead, follow, or get out of the way" SBA defines a small business concern as one that is independently owned and operated, is organized for profit, and is not dominant in its field. Depending on the industry, size standard eligibility is based on the average number of employees for the preceding twelve months or on sales volume averaged over a three-year period. Examples of SBA general size standards include the following: Manufacturing: Maximum number of employees may range from 500 to 1500, depending on the type of product manufactured; Wholesaling: Maximum number of employees may range from 100 to 500 depending on the particular product being provided; Services: Annual receipts may not exceed $2.5 to $21.5 million, depending on the particular service being provided; Retailing: Annual receipts may not exceed $5.0 to $21.0 million, depending on the particular product being provided; General and Heavy Construction: General construction annual receipts may not exceed $13.5 to $17 million, depending on the type of construction; Special Trade Construction: Annual receipts may not exceed $7 million; and Agriculture: Annual receipts may not exceed $0.5 to $9.0 million, depending on the agricultural product.